First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Zhu Biao glanced at the silent Deng Zhen again, and then said: "The white disaster is imminent. All the subjects of our Ming Dynasty are dedicated to resisting the enemy, but they are always harmful. They want to use the white disaster to come to the grassland. For those who want to make money, you are all honored children, and you must have a rough idea of ​​the secretive activities."

Xu Yungong said in a deep voice: "Smugglers smuggling food, grass, tea and salt have been repeatedly prohibited. Among them, there must be merchants who have cleared the frontier soldiers, and there may even be generals guarding themselves..."

It's hard for Chang Mao to say that. After all, his father is now in charge of the northern border. Although he is sure that his father can't get involved, he can't guarantee that the other generals of the Chang Department will not get involved.

Speaking of this, the meaning of the prince calling them is also clear. Everyone smiled wryly, a little sluggish, even Fu Zhong scratched his head in distress, sat down obediently, and all of a sudden from the majestic and mighty black bear Jing turned into a giant panda waiting for pots of milk.

The same is true for the rest of the people. This matter is really difficult to do, and it is too offensive. Although they are all future princes, in terms of personal relationships, many generals in the frontier army belong to their uncles. Those who don't have titles may have saved their father and brother's life...

What can you do if you find such a person? The imperial court sentenced him to be executed all over the house? Or hide it and not report the crime of deceiving the king?

Zhu Biao was not surprised, let alone them in this errand, even the censors Qingliu of Yushitai were unwilling to get involved.

Just catch it straight, as long as it doesn't involve iron and gunpowder, the nobles will die. After all, at the beginning of the founding of the country, the merits of the generals are still hot, and even Lao Zhu has to worry about the mood of the frontier generals.

In this way, it is just the result of dozens of crimes and meritorious deeds. If you beat a snake and don't die, you will inflict the damage. For no reason, you will have a deadly enemy. Unless you are a person who is determined to be a lone minister, who would be willing to take on such a task.

It's just that this matter is up to them whether they want to or not. Although there are factions in the military, the contradictions are not deep. Neither Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, nor Li Wenzhong have any deep hatred for each other. On the contrary, they have good relations.

The bosses are like this, and so are the generals below. Maybe very few people have conflicts, but the military is still a whole in general, especially when facing external pressure, this is not a good thing for the court or the royal family. .

You must know that in this era, the friendship of the fathers can be passed on. Whether it is Xu Yungong or Chang Mao, there are a group of little brothers around them, basically they belong to the family of Lord Hou or that general.

Because they have to avoid gossip about forming a party for personal gain, their parents may not be too close now, but it is also tacit that they will unite the relationship by letting the sons and daughters of each family study literature and martial arts together.

Zhu Biao could tolerate cliques among civil servants, because as long as the military power was in hand and their reputation was spared, they were no better than a flock of chickens and ducks, and they could do everything from cooking to frying.

The military generals are different. They are alone as dogs and gather as wolves. Imagine that in the future, one will be in charge of the soldiers and horses of the five cities, one will be in charge of internal strength and guards, and there will be several generals on duty guarding the palace gates. If they all depend on their lives It is not difficult to make friends and assassinate the emperor at night.

Of course, this is just an analogy, and of course it cannot be so simple in reality, and it is impossible for Zhu Biao to let people from one faction hold so many important positions, and it is impossible to have other back-up defenses.

But it can also be seen how dangerous this force is, and it is easy to get out of control and cause huge damage if you are not careful. It is not a problem, but the most basic principle of a king.

The reason why Ying Guogong Fu Youde is now the most trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang, and even replaced Xu Da in the Beijing camp, is not because he is a lone minister with prestige in the military but no party members.

Zhu Biao now values ​​Xu Yungong the most, and Chang Mao the most, but Fu Zhong is the one he likes the most. The reason for this can be seen after careful consideration. Zhu Biao guesses that Li Wenzhong has already noticed it, so he has been very active.

Sure enough, when others were still complaining and retreating, Xu Yungong stood up and bowed and said: "I am willing to go! This trip will be stern and selfless. No matter who is involved, I will not back down. I only have the court law in my heart. Please be kind to me, Your Highness." allow!"

Li Qi's eyes flashed and he also got up and said: "I also ask for orders, and I am willing to serve the country and assist Brother Xu to thoroughly investigate the matter of smugglers. Please allow your Highness."

The rest of the people breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that someone had taken over the hard work, and then got up and begged for orders, somewhat guilty in their tone, thinking that since some people were willing to go, His Highness should choose them first.

Zhu Biao looked around deeply, and raised the corner of his mouth: "I didn't intend to discuss with you when I asked you to come. Those who want to go can go, and those who don't want to go have to go. Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a while, where are you?" room to push back.”

Chang Mao's face turned bitter, and the rest of the people didn't have the guts, and said loudly in a tone as if they planned to go from the beginning: "Your Majesty, please give me an order!"

Zhu Biao said sternly: "This matter does not go through the documents of the Ministry of Officials. According to the secret order of the palace, Feng Cheng, the Duke of Ying, is the main one, and the rest are supplemented. In addition, Zheng Shiyuan, Han Yike, the supervisor of Yushitai, will go straight to Shuntian Mansion tomorrow morning." See King Kaiping and Cao Guogong, after handing over the secret letter, dispatch troops to investigate the matter thoroughly, and allow you to wait for the right to do things cheaply!"

Everyone bowed down and promised, Liu Jin bowed and stepped forward to pick up a written document and two secret letters from Zhu Biaoshu's case, then walked in front of Feng Cheng, and gently placed them between his raised hands.

Zhu Biaoxin knocked on the book case and said softly: "You are ordered to do things for the court, and there must be no personal affair in it. That is definitely not helping them but harming them. Since the emperor handed over this matter In Bengong's hands, the final punishment is also Bengong's decision, you will have to consider it at that time, it is not too late for you to intercede, don't be smart and let Bengong down!"

Except for the dazed Fu Zhong, the rest of the people breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. His Highness the Crown Prince was not only beating them, but also implying that they still had something to say about this matter in the end.

This also relieved their worries. In fact, if the generals who secretly sold arms and firearms to the Mongolian Ministry did not need the imperial court to order them, they would want to kill them if they found out.

But if those are just stealing silk, porcelain and tea to subsidize their families, it is really unbearable to strictly investigate Shangzuo and send them back to the west. After all, the imperial court salary is not much, and the north is cold and bitter...

"The minister waits to listen to the instruction!"

Only then did Zhu Biao let them stand up with satisfaction, and explained to them carefully for a while, and also named several northern shops so that they could start with them.

After beating in the open, it is also necessary in the dark. Telling several companies with solid evidence is to let them know that in the north, they must be strict with self-discipline, loyalty and duty, and Zhu Biao can't escape Zhu Biao's eyes by playing clever tricks.

"Chang Mao stays to meet the Crown Princess, and the rest of you should step back."

Several people stood up and bowed down with heavy faces, then bowed back three steps, and then turned and left. No matter how this matter is handled, it will definitely offend a large group of people severely, and even affect the unity of the family faction, but Thunder, rain and dew are all gifts from heaven, they have no qualifications or reasons to refuse.

Liu Jin sent them out of the palace. It was getting dark in autumn and the palace lanterns had already started to be hung outside. Without Liu Jin to send them off, these people would have been interrogated many times along the way.

Zhu Biao was a little dazed looking at the empty palace. As this year's purge of officials was coming to an end, imperial envoys from all over the country began to return to Beijing. It was also to give Hu Weiyong a chance.

If you want to kill someone, how can you avoid the big crime of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country? Hu Weiyong has been in the capital for a long time, and Zhu Biao must always arrange for him to get in touch with this matter. In the future, there will be more hats to wear.

Whether it is to attack Huaixi Xungui or the system of the prime minister, there must be enough reasons, otherwise, how to convince the scholars of the world, so as to appear righteous.

It's too bad to say, it's just a political matter, if you judge only by good and evil, it's too naive, this world is definitely not only black and white, good and evil, but more gray...

Zhu Biao came back to his senses and looked at Chang Mao, who was fidgeting, and said: "Sit or not, since your butt is so itchy, why don't I reward you with dozens of court sticks, just counting your crime of parading your horse through the streets."

Half a decade ago, there was a censor impeaching Chang Mao for riding a horse in Beijing after drinking, that is, he did not set foot on the people at night, so Zhu Yuanzhang punished him with minor punishments and ordered him to be confined in the mansion, and was released the day before yesterday.

It depends on the owner to beat the dog, let alone such a big boy, my father is fighting against Mongolia in the north, his mother is a good sister of his queen, and his sister is pregnant with his grandson, even Lao Zhu is not good at attacking Chang Mao too harsh.

Chang Mao seemed to feel a lot better after being scolded, he straightened his back and smiled and said: "I know I was wrong, I did stupid things after drinking too much that day, aren't they all punished, this court battle should be avoided .”

Zhu Biao gave him a white look and then said to Liu An who was beside him, "Go ask the Crown Princess to come over."

Chang Mao hurriedly said: "It's still not necessary. The Crown Princess is also old now, and it's not safe to walk back and forth. When I leave later, I just ask outside Chengqian Hall to say hello."

Among other things, Chang Mao still cares about his family very much. He has played too many tricks with the old foxes, and Zhu Biao can still see that he is pretending to be sincere.

Although today's people are all precocious, young people's morals are always a little shallow. After all, this thing needs time to polish. Zhu Biaoguan's face and tone have been practiced in this life. able.

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